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View Full Version : Movie Thumbnail Fix


leedogg
11-05-02, 09:03 PM
Ever install an app that took over the mpg, avi, etc extensions and from that point on, thumbnails of your movie clips failed to work even if you uninstalled the app/reinstalled media player?


Heres a reg fix which will re-enable the thumbnails for your movies.

copy and paste the following into a .reg file and merge it.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpeg]
"Content Type"="video/mpeg"
@="mpegfile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpeg\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpeg\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpeg\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpeg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpeg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg]
"Content Type"="video/mpeg"
@="mpegfile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi]
"Content Type"="video/avi"
@="avifile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.avi\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.divx]
"Content Type"="video/mpeg"
@="divx_auto_file"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.divx\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.divx\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.divx\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.divx\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.divx\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf]
"Content Type"="video/x-ms-asf"
@="ASFfile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.asf\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe]
"Content Type"="video/mpeg"
@="mpegfile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mpe\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mov]
"Content Type"="video/mpeg"
@="QuickTime"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mov\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mov\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mov\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mov\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mov\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wmv]
"Content Type"="video/x-ms-wmv"
@="wmvfile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wmv\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wmv\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wmv\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wmv\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wmv\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asf]
"Content Type"="video/x-ms-asf"
@="ASFfile"
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MP2.Last"="Default"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asf\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asf\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asf\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asf\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asf\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"